plug
verb/plʌɡ/
/plʌɡ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they plug | /plʌɡ/ /plʌɡ/ |
| he / she / it plugs | /plʌɡz/ /plʌɡz/ |
| past simple plugged | /plʌɡd/ /plʌɡd/ |
| past participle plugged | /plʌɡd/ /plʌɡd/ |
| -ing form plugging | /ˈplʌɡɪŋ/ /ˈplʌɡɪŋ/ |
- plug something (up) to fill a hole with a substance or piece of material that fits tightly into it
- He plugged the hole in the pipe with an old rag.
- Divers succeeded in plugging the leaks from the tanker.
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- plug something to provide something that has been missing from a particular situation and is needed in order to improve it
- A cheaper range of products was introduced to plug the gap at the lower end of the market.
- plug something (informal) to give praise or attention to a new book, film, etc. in order to encourage people to buy it or see it synonym promote
- She came on the show to plug her latest album.
- plug somebody (North American English, old-fashioned, informal) to shoot somebodyMore Like This Consonant-doubling verbsConsonant-doubling verbs
fill hole
provide something missing
book/movie
shoot
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